Trousers hanger



March 19,i 1935. w. G. CARLSON I 1,994,808

' TROUSERS HANGER Filed ot, 5, 1934 Patented Mar. 19, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFicE Application October 5,

3 Claims.

My invention relates to devices for supporting' and stretching trousers. Y

My invention relates to that type of hangers whereby the trousers are suspended by engage- 5 ment of their lower ends between resilient clamping members.

In prior structures of this type the gripping `power of the clamping members required for supporting heavy trousers was so excessive that the cuffs or hemmed folds of the latter, embraced by said members, become distorted and otherwise injured; and an object of this invention is to insure perfect suspension of the trousers without excessive and deleterious compression of the cuffs or folds.

In prior art structures the entire width of the clamping arms was employed and required to solely perform the clamping function, which not only made it diiiicult toi simultaneously maintain in elevated position and clamp the trousers, but resulted in leaving upwardly projecting portions of the cuffs or folds exposed. Further" objects of this invention, therefore, are to perform the operation of interengaging the trousers with the clamping members automatically by utilizing the inuence of gravity combined with vertical guiding and compressing means; and to shield the upwardly extending cuffs or hemmed folds by guarding means.

As the utilization of gravity in engaging the trousers with my device requires an initial elevation of the trouser cuff or fold portions to such a height that the leg portions of the trousers be iirst presented to the aring ends of the clamping members, an additional object of my invention is to provide means particularly suited to engagement with the leg portions of the trousers for initially guiding the latter horizontally between the clamping members.

Still further objects of my invention are strength, simplicity and inexpensiveness of construction, and speed and facility of operation.

With the above and other advantageous features and objects in view, my invention consists of a novel construction and arrangement of parts more fully disclosed in the detailed description following, in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, and more specifically defined in the appended claims.

In the drawing,

Figures 1, 2 and 3 are a side elevation, and a top plan view, and front end elevation respectively of my novel trousers hanger, and

Figure 4, a section of the same on line 4-4 of Figure 2.

1934, Serin N0. 747,002

Similar reference characters indicate similar parts throughout the views.

My device is preferably composed of thin resilient metal throughout, and comprises a vertical attaching plate 'l provided in its top and bottom 5 portion with perforations 10 and 11 respectively for the reception of attaching screws.

Two forwardly or horizontally directed supporting plates 13 are brazed or welded at their inner ends to the lateral edges of the attaching plate intermediate the perforations.

Thek supporting plates, interspaced, as at 14, slightly and gradually converge longitudinally toward each other as they recede from the attaching plate to enhance the resiliency of the supporting plates.

'Ihe plates 13 are of a length to equal or exceed the width of a trouser cuff, and have longitudinally disposed guide and guard portions 15 which are transversely inwardly inclined in aY downward direction, and merge at their lower ends inlongitudinally disposed inwardly projecting horizontal shoulder portions 16 extending beyond the planes of the guard portions, integral with the tops of depending longitudinally disposed plane or flanged bearing portions V17, each disposed at an angle to its respective guard portion.

The outer ends of the plates 13 comprise laterally projecting and iiaring upper ear portions 19 extending from the top nearly to the bottom of the plates 13, and laterally flaring lower ear portions 20 projecting forwardly beyond the portions 19.

Upon the upper edge of one of the plates 13 is an upwardly projecting attaching lug 21 provided with spaced holes 22 for the reception of attaching screws.

In using my device the trousers to be engaged are manually grasped by the cus or the folded extremities and presented edgewise to the front end of the device with the cuffs or folds elevated to the horizontal plane of the upper part of the guard portions l5 of the supporting plates or higher, during which movement the ear portions 45 20 are convenient to engage the leg portions of the trousers preparatory to the next movement, which consists in moving the trousers, still in elevated position, in a horizontal line along through the space 14 to a point near the plate 50 7 with the ear portions 19 assisting in guiding the cuffs if they happen to have any portion within the horizontal plane of the plate portions 15. At the end of this movement the operator loosens his grasp and the trousers slip 55 when the hanger is mounted in a corner ofv a;

room.

The described structure thus permits4 a certain speedy and semi-automatic insertion` of the trousers into my device, involving the use of a single hand only in the operation, and; distributing the strain upon the engaged portionsv of( the trousers rather than concentrating it wholly on the cuffs or folds.

Furthermore the platefportionsv 15 completely-` guard the cuitsr throughout; their lengths and widths, andY guide; the latter vertically as the trousers descend into;y engaged '.positionby. gravity.

The described structure; thus permits` the. op-

erator by a speedy, continuous movement, which.

may be periormedby one hand only, tolift the trousers to the elevated positionand swing'them horizontally to a positionwhere-'they arereleased.

hanger permanently fixed to the face of the attaching plate and transversely inclined so as to converge downwardly to receive trouser cuffs therebetween, the ends of the supporting plates at the opposite end of the hanger being spaced apart for the 'lateral insertion of the trousers therebetween, said plates being of substantial Width to guard the ous throughout their Width.

2. A trousers hanger comprising a vertical attaching'plate, and `two resilient cooperating supporting plates .having corresponding. upwardly extending end edges thereof at one end of the hanger permanently fixed to the face of the attaching plate and transversely inclined so as to converge downwardly to receive trouser cuirs therebetween, said supporting plates having the inner sides thereof approximately concave providingy longitudinal shoulder portions for receiving and supporting the trouser cus, the ends of the supporting plates at the opposite end of the hanger beingA spaced' apart for .the lateral insertion of the trousers therebetween, said supporting plates being` of substantial width to guard the cuffs throughout their width. 3.. Atrousers hanger comprising a vertical attaching plate having perforations adapted to re-v ceive `attaching screws, `and two resilient cooperating supporting plates having corresponding upwardly extending end edges thereof at oney end of the hanger permanently fixed to the lace of the. attaching plate and*'transverselyinclined so as to.converge-.downwardly to receive trouser cuffs therebetween, said supporting platesvhaving'the innersidesthereof approximately concave providing longitudinal shoulder portions for receiving and supporting the trouser cuffs, the ends-of the supporting plates at the opposite end of the hanger being spacedA apart andA having laterally projecting flaring terminal ear. portions for theV lateral insertion of the trousers therebetween, said; supportingplates Abeing of substantial' width to guard the cuits throughout their Width.

WILLIAM G. CARLSON. 

